Sitobolium
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Dennstaedtiaceae |
| Genus: | Sitobolium Desv. |
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Synonymy
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Sitobolium is a genus of ferns described as a genus in 1827. It is distributed across tropical and eastern Asia and temperate North America. Long sunk into Dennstaedtia, it was revived in 2023 on the basis of phylogenetic evidence.
List of species
As of October 2025, the following species are accepted in the genus as currently circumscribed by the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World:[1]
- Sitobolium appendiculatum (Wall.) L.A.Triana & Sundue
- Sitobolium hirsutum (Sw.) L.A.Triana & Sundue
- Sitobolium punctilobulum (Michx.) Desv.
- Sitobolium wilfordii (T.Moore) L.A.Triana & Sundue
- Sitobolium zeylanicum (Sw.) L.A.Triana & Sundue
References
- ^ Hassler, Michael. "Sitobolium". World Ferns. Retrieved 2025-10-05.